How To Install lxc-test-api-reboot on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install lxc-tests

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is lxc-test-api-reboot and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install lxc-test-api-reboot on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install lxc-test-api-reboot using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install lxc-test-api-reboot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxc-tests

Install lxc-test-api-reboot using apt

Because lxc-test-api-reboot is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install lxc-test-api-reboot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxc-tests

Install lxc-test-api-reboot using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install lxc-test-api-reboot by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxc-tests

How to upgrade (update) a single package lxc-test-api-reboot using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the lxc-test-api-reboot, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install lxc-tests

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install lxc-tests

How To Uninstall lxc-test-api-reboot from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxc-test-api-reboot package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxc-tests

Uninstall lxc-test-api-reboot and all its dependencies

To uninstall lxc-test-api-reboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxc-tests

Remove lxc-test-api-reboot with all configurations and data

To remove lxc-test-api-reboot configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxc-tests

Remove lxc-test-api-reboot completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to lxc-test-api-reboot package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxc-tests

Extra info and code examples

Containers are insulated areas inside a system, which have their own namespace for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and memory allocation and which can be created using the Control Group and Namespace features included in the Linux kernel. This package contains the test binaries. Those binaries are primarily used for autopkgtest and by some developers. They are not meant to be installed on regular user systems.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install lxc-test-api-reboot using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the lxc-test-api-reboot from Kali Linux.

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